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The biggest buy is in North Carolina, where YG Action bought an additional $454,000 in ads to run between Oct. 16 and Nov. 6 in support of Richard Hudson, who is running in a Charlotte area seat against Rep. Larry Kissell. Kissell is seen by Republicans as one of the most vulnerable North Carolina Democrats, and YG is looking to capitalize — it has spent more than $800,000 on the race.

YG also reserved another $192,500 in advertising for David Rouzer in the Raleigh-Durham media market, bringing its total there to $733,945. Rouzer is facing Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.).

In Pennsylvania, Keith Rothfus is the beneficiary of $239,000 in additional TV time in the Pittsburgh market for his race against Rep. Mark Critz (D-Pa.).

Republicans are also bullish about Lee Anderson’s chance to knock off Rep. John Barrow in his Savannah, Ga., seat, and YG Action just bought another $133,000 to run ads there from Sept. 24 until Oct. 7.

They’re also running roughly $800,000 in ads in Boston for Richard Tisei, who is running against Rep. John Tierney (D-Mass.); Jason Plummer, who is running for retiring Democratic Rep. Jerry Costello’s southern Illinois seat; and Adam Hasner, who is running in a West Palm Beach, Fla., area seat.

YG Action is just one Republican super PAC playing in House races this cycle. The Congressional Leadership Fund — blessed by House GOP leadership — is also a major player this cycle.

All of the YG Action beneficiaries are Young Guns — a distinction made by the National Republican Congressional Committee for candidates challenging Democrats or vying for an open seat. Some of the seats are tossups for the GOP, but the infusion of cash from the outside is aimed at making Democrats spend money there instead of other seats where they have better prospects.